Find out how popular the last name Boulos is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Boulos.

Boulos, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Boulos surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Boulos in America

Boulos is the 23205th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Boulos surname appeared 1,099 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Boulos.

We can also compare 2010 data for Boulos to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Boulos

The surname Boulos has its origins in the Levant region of the Middle East, with roots dating back to ancient times. It is derived from the Greek name "Paulos," which in turn comes from the Latin "Paulus," meaning "small" or "humble." The name was widely adopted by early Arab Christians, particularly in regions like Lebanon, Syria, and Palestine.

One of the earliest recorded references to the name Boulos can be found in the 6th-century Byzantine manuscript known as the "Notitiæ Episcopatuum," which lists several bishops with the name Boulos serving in various dioceses across the Levant. This suggests that the name had already gained prominence within the Christian community by that time.

In the 12th century, the name appears in the chronicles of the Crusades, with mentions of individuals named Boulos serving as interpreters and guides for the European armies. This indicates that the name was well-established in the region and was recognized by the Crusaders.

During the Ottoman Empire's rule over the Levant, the name Boulos continued to be used among the Christian communities, particularly in cities like Damascus, Aleppo, and Jerusalem. Several notable figures from this period bore the surname, including Boulos al-Halabi, a 17th-century scholar and historian from Aleppo, and Boulos al-Qudsi, a 19th-century Orthodox Christian patriarch of Jerusalem.

In the 19th and early 20th centuries, as many Levantine Christians emigrated to the Americas and other parts of the world, the surname Boulos spread to new regions. One notable individual was Joseph Boulos (1885-1954), a Lebanese-American writer and journalist who played a significant role in the Lebanese diaspora community in the United States.

Other notable individuals with the surname Boulos include Michel Boulos (1912-1997), a Lebanese-Brazilian entrepreneur and philanthropist; Charles Boulos (1927-2008), a Lebanese-American architect and urban planner; and Boutros Boutros-Ghali (1922-2016), an Egyptian diplomat and the sixth Secretary-General of the United Nations, whose birth name was Boutros Boulos-Ghali.

While the surname Boulos has its roots in the ancient Levant, it has since spread across the globe, carried by generations of individuals with diverse backgrounds and accomplishments, all sharing a connection to this historically significant name.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Boulos

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Boulos.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Boulos was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Boulos has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Boulos was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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